Washbasin



March 39 A. ROGERS WASHBASIN.

Filed 001;. 22 1 9' Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

UNITEDSTATES ALFRED ROGERS, or MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

wasnsasim Application am October 22, 1919. serial K05733 538.

' To all .w-iwr/nz't may concern:

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Be it known that I, zen of the United States, residing at Milton, inthe county ofNorfolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in lVashbasins, of which the following isv a specificationj This invention has for its object to provide concealed means for supporting a wash basin. Heretofore such basins, which are usually madeof porcelain or vitreous ware, orelse of enameled iron have either been formed or provided with a supporting col- .rmn, or standard,or elsehavebeen supported upon exposed angle brackets attachedto the wall of the room in which such basins were located.

In accordance with the present invention,

I propose to support the basin'by brackets which are secured tothestudding or plastersupporting means so that the attaching portions thereof may be covered andconcealed by the plaster. Each such bracket, therefore, is formed withtwo arms at theproper angle; one, upright toibe secured to the wall as stated and the other, horizontal to support the basin. Preferably the basin is formed with grooves or depressions inits under side to receive the horizontal arms of the brackets and with provisions for permitting; the basin to be secured to said arms; v

()n the accompanying drawings,- Figure 1 illustrates a construction "em bod'yi'ng the invention and shows how the brackets are secured to the studding.

Figure 2 represents a section on the line Figure 3 illustrates one of the brackets. Figure 4 illustrates one of the bolts employed in securing the basin to the brackets.

On the drawing,the basin is shown as comprising a bowl 10, and a hollow slab 11, the latter having the upper member or wall 12 and the lower member or wall 13, these horizontal walls being connected at their outer, edges by an apron or vertical wall 14; as usual. Preferably, though not at all necessarily,.the lower wall or member of the slab is formed with-parallel recesses 15, 15, extending from front to rear,-but closed and concealed at the front by the wall or apron 14, to receive the horizontal arms of the sup porting brackets to be described. Each recess has the parallel upright side walls 16, 16, and the top wall 17. The top wall has ALFRED: Rosales, citithe recesses 15 in the slab, and, before the elongated slots IS-extending longitudinally" of thegrooves or recesses. v r a The supporting brackets, of which'o-ne is shown in Figure 3, are made of metal such as brass or iron or other suitable material. These'm'ay be cast, and, since they are concealed,'do not need to be nickel-plated or otherwise finished. Eachbracket consists of an upright arm 19 and an arm 20' extending perpendicularly thereto. The Zu-pright is thin and fiat, asflshown, but [may have a reinforcing rib 21,"and said upright may project below the junction'of the arm- QO'therewith. "Said arm 19 is providechboth above and below thearm QO, with apertures 22, 23, forthe fastenings-by which it is secured in place; The arm 20 is shown as forwardly tapering to a'fairl y' thin edge, but theplane 'ofits upperface' is at a right angle to the plane of the rear face of thearm 19.; Said arm 20 is provided with clon gated slots 24' for registration with the.elon gated slots 18 in the slab=-.- H In I Figure "1, I have shown hmvthe. brackets are secured to the'wall in such Way as to be concealedby the finish.p25-i ndicates a wooden stud, or part of thestiid'ding,

. and '26 indicates the f'urring' on which the lathsor 'i'net'allic lathingare secured. "27--- tiles indicated at 2.8.

studs 25 "are placed at the 'properdistance apart so as to register with the rear endsof' finish is placed upon the wall, the brackets are secured to the, studs by nails or other fastenings 29 at the proper distance from the floor which is indicated by the broken line 30, 30. Then the wall is finished by the application of the furring and the plaster, or plaster and tiles, as indicated. lVhen the'wall is thus finished, the plaster entirely covers and conceals the upright arm of the bracket, the horizontal arm extending forwardly. from the face ofthe finished wall. Of course,if the unfinished wall is made of brick or tile construction, expanded bolts must be used for securing the uprightarm'in placeinstead of nails 29. The brackets thus becomea fixture of the house or of the house wall. Subsequently, when the basin is to be put in place, i it is laid upon the horizontal arms of the brackets sothat the latterfwill occupy the recesses in the lower wall or member of the slab, as shown. Then bolts, such as shown in Figure 4, are used to fasten the slab to the bracket. 31 having a lower threaded end portion 32 and a head 33 which in length is greater than the width of the slots 18 and 24: but which in length is shorter than the slots. The head of each bolt is first int-roduced upwardly through one of the slots 18 and is then rotated through an arc'of about 90 so that it will rest upon the upper surface of the wall 17 of the groove or recess as shown in Figure 2., This is accomplished before the basin is placed upon the brackets, and, in so placing the basin, the threaded ends of the stems or shanks are passed downwardly through the slots 2% of the arms 20. Nuts 34: and metal washers 35 are placed upon the projecting ends of the bolts and are then screwed-tight so as securely to hold the basin in place. By the provision of the elongated slots, it is pos sible to effect a limited adjustment of the basin longitudinally of the arms 20 to space it from the wall. I In the event that the rear of the slab is not placed fiat against the wall, I employ collars 36 formed of porcelain, vitreous ware, or enameled iron, which are located between the rear of the slab and the face of the wall, as shown in Figure 1, for the purpose of concealing from view any-portion of the bracket.

It is quite apparent that, while it is desirable to provide the slab with the parallel recessesto receive the horizontal arms or the brackets so that said arms lie in a horiv zontal planebetween'the horizontal planes of thefupper and lower walls l2'and 1301- the slab, it is not necessary, as the slab may be unrecessed and the flat under portion of the slab may rest upon the upper faces of I the arms 20. In any event, the arms are Each bolt consists of a stem preferably so located that they are entirely concealed by the slab, unless one should assume a position where he can look upwardly on the under part of the slab, this however being a quite'unusual posture. By the construction as herein described, I have provided a very rigid support for the basin and at the same time greatly enhanced the appearanceof the room in which the basin is located.

Having thus explained the nature of my said invention and described a way of making and using the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made or all of the modes of its use, whatv I claimis: I f V 1. The combination with a pair of supporting brackets, each having a flatv tapering upright of sufficient thinness to lie against the front face of the wall studs and be concealed by the finish of the wall, and

a single integral arm extending from the lower portion thereof, of a hollow slab, said arms and the lower wall of said slab having- .registering apertures, and fastening means passed through said apertures and securing said slab and sald arms together, said means lying between the horizontal planes of the top andthe bottom faces of said slab.

2. A wash basin having a slab provided with elongated recesses on its under face open from beneath, and supports for said basin attachable to a wall and having basin supporting portions extending outwardly of said wall and entirely within said re cesses, whereby said basin may be lowered into position on said support and when so lowered said basin supporting portions concealed by said slab.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

ALFRED ROGERS. 

